I had really wanted to do a simulation that evaluated the rule changes. My idea was most rules could be treated as shortening the punt. Some directly like limiting jammers -- the gunners would cover a 45* yard punt like a 40 yard punt if they weren't double teamed. Some indirectly like 5 yards for a fair catch -- the punt returner would call a fair catch on a 45* yard punt like they would on a 40 yard punt today. (*The exact numbers I had to figure out how to calculate)
\n\nMy idea then was to present the data as something like this image (the numbers are my guess, not real) https://ibb.co/XD3YQft
\n\nI just wanted to share as part of my personal lessons learned. I was still working on my rule idea the final day of the competition. I realized now I should have finished that a couple weeks earlier. I should have also done a mockup of my graphs before I did the analysis. Can I create a visualization that conveys this idea well? If not, then I don't want to waste time on it As an example, I wanted to show the simulations using @robikscube really cool cloud graphs. As I started doing that, I realized it was too messy and didn't show what I wanted.
", "messages": [ { "id": "461230", "postDate": "01/25/2019 15:25:21", "content": "I had really wanted to do a simulation that evaluated the rule changes. My idea was most rules could be treated as shortening the punt. Some directly like limiting jammers -- the gunners would cover a 45* yard punt like a 40 yard punt if they weren't double teamed. Some indirectly like 5 yards for a fair catch -- the punt returner would call a fair catch on a 45* yard punt like they would on a 40 yard punt today. (*The exact numbers I had to figure out how to calculate)
\n\nMy idea then was to present the data as something like this image (the numbers are my guess, not real) https://ibb.co/XD3YQft
\n\nI just wanted to share as part of my personal lessons learned. I was still working on my rule idea the final day of the competition. I realized now I should have finished that a couple weeks earlier. I should have also done a mockup of my graphs before I did the analysis. Can I create a visualization that conveys this idea well? If not, then I don't want to waste time on it As an example, I wanted to show the simulations using @robikscube really cool cloud graphs. As I started doing that, I realized it was too messy and didn't show what I wanted.
", "rawMarkdown": "I had really wanted to do a simulation that evaluated the rule changes. My idea was most rules could be treated as shortening the punt. Some directly like limiting jammers -- the gunners would cover a 45* yard punt like a 40 yard punt if they weren't double teamed. Some indirectly like 5 yards for a fair catch -- the punt returner would call a fair catch on a 45* yard punt like they would on a 40 yard punt today. (*The exact numbers I had to figure out how to calculate)\n\nMy idea then was to present the data as something like this image (the numbers are my guess, not real) https://ibb.co/XD3YQft\n\nI just wanted to share as part of my personal lessons learned. I was still working on my rule idea the final day of the competition. I realized now I should have finished that a couple weeks earlier. I should have also done a mockup of my graphs before I did the analysis. Can I create a visualization that conveys this idea well? If not, then I don't want to waste time on it As an example, I wanted to show the simulations using @robikscube really cool cloud graphs. As I started doing that, I realized it was too messy and didn't show what I wanted.", "votes": null }, { "id": "461343", "postDate": "01/25/2019 19:49:48", "content": "I proposed the following rule change:
\n\n\"When the offensive team fails to reach the line to gain on fourth down, the ball is moved from the previous spot half the distance to the goal line of the defensive team.\"
\n\nMy simulation showed that with this rule change, there would be between 1 and 12 fewer concussions per season and between 2 and 9 more points per game.
\n\nWhenever safety and scoring improves, I believe that most NFL stakeholders are happier. Unfortunately, I didn't provide any visualizations and lost this competition.
", "rawMarkdown": "I proposed the following rule change:\n\n\"When the offensive team fails to reach the line to gain on fourth down, the ball is moved from the previous spot half the distance to the goal line of the defensive team.\"\n\nMy simulation showed that with this rule change, there would be between 1 and 12 fewer concussions per season and between 2 and 9 more points per game. \n\nWhenever safety and scoring improves, I believe that most NFL stakeholders are happier. Unfortunately, I didn't provide any visualizations and lost this competition.", "votes": null } ], "comments": [ { "id": 461343, "author_name": "sp007c", "author_url": "", "post_date": "01/25/2019 19:49:48", "content": "I proposed the following rule change:
\n\n\"When the offensive team fails to reach the line to gain on fourth down, the ball is moved from the previous spot half the distance to the goal line of the defensive team.\"
\n\nMy simulation showed that with this rule change, there would be between 1 and 12 fewer concussions per season and between 2 and 9 more points per game.
\n\nWhenever safety and scoring improves, I believe that most NFL stakeholders are happier. Unfortunately, I didn't provide any visualizations and lost this competition.
", "votes": null, "replies": [] } ], "raw_markdown_by_id": { "461230": "I had really wanted to do a simulation that evaluated the rule changes. My idea was most rules could be treated as shortening the punt. Some directly like limiting jammers -- the gunners would cover a 45* yard punt like a 40 yard punt if they weren't double teamed. Some indirectly like 5 yards for a fair catch -- the punt returner would call a fair catch on a 45* yard punt like they would on a 40 yard punt today. (*The exact numbers I had to figure out how to calculate)\n\nMy idea then was to present the data as something like this image (the numbers are my guess, not real) https://ibb.co/XD3YQft\n\nI just wanted to share as part of my personal lessons learned. I was still working on my rule idea the final day of the competition. I realized now I should have finished that a couple weeks earlier. I should have also done a mockup of my graphs before I did the analysis. Can I create a visualization that conveys this idea well? If not, then I don't want to waste time on it As an example, I wanted to show the simulations using @robikscube really cool cloud graphs. As I started doing that, I realized it was too messy and didn't show what I wanted.", "461343": "I proposed the following rule change:\n\n\"When the offensive team fails to reach the line to gain on fourth down, the ball is moved from the previous spot half the distance to the goal line of the defensive team.\"\n\nMy simulation showed that with this rule change, there would be between 1 and 12 fewer concussions per season and between 2 and 9 more points per game. \n\nWhenever safety and scoring improves, I believe that most NFL stakeholders are happier. Unfortunately, I didn't provide any visualizations and lost this competition." }, "source": "meta" }